ECMPS Agents
This is the second in a series of posts that are written to provide information on how to prepare for the transition from reporting EDRs to reporting using the new ECMPS Client Tool.
The first post in this series described how using the test version of the Client Tool is one of the best ways to prepare for the transition to ECMPS.
Before getting into the details of what you can do to prepare by testing the Client Tool, it is important to mention another step that needs to be taken. That step is setting up ECMPS agents in order to provide users the access necessary to be able to use the Client Tool.
As soon as a facility switches over to use ECMPS, the representatives associated with that facility will be able to use the Client Tool, but no one else who is associated with the facility will be able to use the Client Tool until ECMPS agents have been established.
There are a few things to note about the ECMPS agents:
This is the second in a series of posts that are written to provide information on how to prepare for the transition from reporting EDRs to reporting using the new ECMPS Client Tool.
The first post in this series described how using the test version of the Client Tool is one of the best ways to prepare for the transition to ECMPS.
Before getting into the details of what you can do to prepare by testing the Client Tool, it is important to mention another step that needs to be taken. That step is setting up ECMPS agents in order to provide users the access necessary to be able to use the Client Tool.
As soon as a facility switches over to use ECMPS, the representatives associated with that facility will be able to use the Client Tool, but no one else who is associated with the facility will be able to use the Client Tool until ECMPS agents have been established.
There are a few things to note about the ECMPS agents:
- If anyone other than the representatives is going to use the Client Tool, ECMPS agents are required. This is true whether ECMPS is used for quarterly submissions or for submitting initial certification applications for CAIR SO2 or mercury.
- The ECMPS agent is a new type of agent. They are different from any of the other agents such as Source Management, Allowance Trading, General Account Management, or Compliance agents.
- CAMD will NOT be rolling current ETS-FTP agents over to become ECMPS agents.
- ECMPS Submit agents are assigned for a unit not a facility.
- Agents can be assigned now regardless of whether you have registered to use ECMPS yet or not. As soon as ECMPS is in production and you have registered to use ECMPS, the agent relationships which have been set up will become active.
- Details about ECMPS agents can be found in the Glossary on the CAMD Business System Web site.
- If you are not going to use ECMPS in 2008, you must keep your ETS-FTP agents current with CAMD.
Suggestion: If you are a representative, use the CAMD Business System to set up your ECMPS agents. If you are not a representative, ask your representative to use the CAMD Business System or the paper form to assign ECMPS agents.
If you have any questions about assigning ECMPS agents, contact Laurel Desantis at (202) 343-9191 or desantis.laurel@epa.gov.
If you have any questions about assigning ECMPS agents, contact Laurel Desantis at (202) 343-9191 or desantis.laurel@epa.gov.
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